"They're trying to escape!"
Just as the power of Heaven's Lament was forced back and the Eight-Gate Heaven-Locking Formation's greatly strengthened counterforce was largely canceled out, Jian Shang gave a sharp warning to everyone in the China Faction. At the same time, he used the formation's power to move the Huan Kingdom's Great Adepts into the sky above it.
A succession of explosions followed as hundreds of figures swarmed out, fleeing madly in every direction. The foreign Great Adepts, in particular, flew straight into the air, greatly increasing their chances of breaking free.
"Stay!"
"Die!"
The moment the foreigners burst out, the eleven Great Adepts of the Huan Kingdom rushed them together, unleashing all manner of powers that shook the void.
Thunderous crashes rang out one after another. Seven more foreign Great Adepts fell, two suffered serious injuries, and three suffered minor injuries; nearly a hundred foreign Innate Realm experts were wounded or killed.
But even breaking out of the formation was useless for the Innate Realm experts. They had no way to fight through the endless, densely packed ranks of the China Faction. Sooner or later, death would be their only end!
Another four or five foreign Great Adepts refused to abandon their designs on the Secret Trove of King Wu of Zhou. Rather than flee far away, they charged toward the entrance to the Two Civil-Martial Tombs, which the Ravenous Wolf Guards and Huan Martial Guards had sealed with the Twelve Capitals Banner-Demon Formation, intending to break through.
After all, judging by the time that had passed, the nine-nether baleful sha should have completely dissipated!
"One Arrow Brings Down the Sun!"
While ordering the Huan Kingdom's Great Adepts to intercept the fugitives, Jian Shang did not remain idle. With a turn of his hand, the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow